Wake Forest Athletics
Deacs Host Coastal Carolina in First-Ever Regular Season Matchup
9/8/2021 5:00:00 PM | Women's Soccer
Wake Forest and Coastal Carolina will battle in first-ever regular season matchup on Thursday.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- Wake Forest's women's soccer team looks to continue one of the best starts in program history on Thursday night when the Demon Deacons host Coastal Carolina at Spry Stadium at 7 p.m.
Thursday's match will be streamed online via ACC Network Plus, available at WatchESPN.com and the ESPN app. Live stats will also be provided by StatBroadcast, and fans can follow @WakeWSoccer on Twitter and Instagram for live match updates.
SENIOR NIGHT
Prior to kick, Wake Forest will honor redshirt senior Mia Albery with a special presentation. Albery appeared in 25 games with 15 starts over her four seasons with the Demon Deacons. She collected two assists and helped the Deacs to 11 clean sheets in over 1,700 minutes of action.
PROMOTION
For fans planning to attend, note that Wake Forest will have giveaways at the gate and will be giving out free women's soccer posters while supplies last.
The Best Fan Experience in North Carolina will have a photo backdrop to share the game day experience on social media. Tag @WakeWSoccer.
Along with a photo backdrop, there will be yard games and an opportunity to take a picture with the Deacon. A JBL speaker will be raffled off to students in attendance.
FAN INFORMATION
A number of new fan experience enhancements are planned for the 2021 season. This includes expanded food and beverage options, including availability on Walt Chyzowich Alumni Hill, an enhanced in-game experience, featuring an expanded video board production with additional cameras, replay, and fan-engaging elements, as well as new immersive experiences to promote the unique culture that is known around professional and collegiate soccer.
Parking is encouraged in lots A, B, Q, W1 & W2. A complete parking map of campus is here.
Gates open at 6 p.m., or one hour prior to kickoff for all future home matches.
Wake Forest Athletics is committed to providing the Best Fan Experience in North Carolina within a safe and fan-friendly environment. A complete list of prohibited items for Spry Stadium and Chyzowych Hill is located here, which includes metal or hard-framed chairbacks/seat cushions (soft, non-metal chairbacks are allowed). Additionally, all animals are also prohibited (excluding service animals).
TICKET INFORMATION
The best way to enjoy Demon Deacon soccer throughout the 2021 season is through the purchase of Season Tickets. Packages start at only $45 for adults or $25 for youth and seniors.
For those wishing to purchase single-game admission for Spry Stadium, advance purchases are highly encouraged. Single game chairback seats are available for only $20, while bleacher admission is $10 and general admission seating on Walt Chyzowich Alumni Hill is $5.
The quickest and most efficient way to order tickets and take advantage of these new seating experiences is to visit GoDeacs.com/Tickets and purchase online or call the Wake Forest Ticket Office at 336-758-3322 ext. 1. Office hours are Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Complete ticket information for the season can be found here.
LAST TIME OUT
Wake Forest extended its win streak to six and set a program record for most consecutive shutouts, taking a 2-0 victory at App State.
The Deacs have yet to concede a goal this season as they hold a six-game shutout streak, during which they have remained unbeaten. Dating back to last season, Wake Forest has gone 565 minutes without conceding a goal. It is the longest shutout streak in program history.
Malaika Meena initiated the scoring in the 9th minute as she received a perfect ball from Sofia Rossi who played it into the box. Meena capitalized by getting her foot on the ball for the early goal.
Up 1-0, Rossi collected her second assist of the night after she flicked a ball into the box. Senior Shayla Smart dished a pass that narrowly slid past the App State keeper and right into the foot of Menta. The graduate student punched it in to put the Deacs up 2-0 at the half.
In the second half, the Deacs defense only allowed three shots off as the offense fired 28 shots, placing 22 on goal. The Deacs earned 11 corners in the bottom half of the match, combining for 16 total.
The Deacs have outscored their opponents, 16-0.
SMART HOT START
Shayla Smart was named the ACC Offensive Player of the Week, the league announced. Smart now has six goals on the season to tie for the conference lead and rank among the nation's best.
The senior forward from Apopka, Florida earned the award after her hat-trick performance in Wake Forest's fifth consecutive shutout victory over Loyola-Maryland on Sept. 2. It was the first hat-trick earned by a Demon Deacon since Maddie Huster scored three against Florida International in 2016.
This is the first ACC Offensive Player of the Week nod for the Demon Deacons this season, and first since Bailey Feist on October 17, 2017.
NEW YEAR, NEW TEAM
The Deacs return 20 letterwinners from last year's squad, highlighted by Ryanne Brown, Giovanna DeMarco, Sofia Rossi and ACC All-Freshman Team member Sophie Faircloth.
Wake Forest welcomes a signing class of 16 that was rated No. 37 in the country and No. 7 in the ACC by TopDrawerSoccer.com. The Deacs added 15 true freshmen and one graduate transfer - Jenna Menta from Georgetown - that look to make an immediate impact this season.
SCOUTING THE CHANTICLEERS
Thursday's meeting between the Deacs and the Chanticleers marks the first all-time regular season meeting between the two schools. The previous meetings were exhibitions.
Coastal Carolina enters their second road match with a 2-1-1 overall record on the season.
UP NEXT
The Demon Deacons continue a three-game homestand on Sunday, Sept. 12 against at 1 p.m. on ACC Network Extra before welcoming Virginia for their conference opener on Friday, Sept. 17 at 5:00 p.m. on ACCNX.
FOLLOW THE DEACS
Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | #GoDeacs
Thursday's match will be streamed online via ACC Network Plus, available at WatchESPN.com and the ESPN app. Live stats will also be provided by StatBroadcast, and fans can follow @WakeWSoccer on Twitter and Instagram for live match updates.
SENIOR NIGHT
Prior to kick, Wake Forest will honor redshirt senior Mia Albery with a special presentation. Albery appeared in 25 games with 15 starts over her four seasons with the Demon Deacons. She collected two assists and helped the Deacs to 11 clean sheets in over 1,700 minutes of action.
PROMOTION
For fans planning to attend, note that Wake Forest will have giveaways at the gate and will be giving out free women's soccer posters while supplies last.
The Best Fan Experience in North Carolina will have a photo backdrop to share the game day experience on social media. Tag @WakeWSoccer.
Along with a photo backdrop, there will be yard games and an opportunity to take a picture with the Deacon. A JBL speaker will be raffled off to students in attendance.
FAN INFORMATION
A number of new fan experience enhancements are planned for the 2021 season. This includes expanded food and beverage options, including availability on Walt Chyzowich Alumni Hill, an enhanced in-game experience, featuring an expanded video board production with additional cameras, replay, and fan-engaging elements, as well as new immersive experiences to promote the unique culture that is known around professional and collegiate soccer.
Parking is encouraged in lots A, B, Q, W1 & W2. A complete parking map of campus is here.
Gates open at 6 p.m., or one hour prior to kickoff for all future home matches.
Wake Forest Athletics is committed to providing the Best Fan Experience in North Carolina within a safe and fan-friendly environment. A complete list of prohibited items for Spry Stadium and Chyzowych Hill is located here, which includes metal or hard-framed chairbacks/seat cushions (soft, non-metal chairbacks are allowed). Additionally, all animals are also prohibited (excluding service animals).
TICKET INFORMATION
The best way to enjoy Demon Deacon soccer throughout the 2021 season is through the purchase of Season Tickets. Packages start at only $45 for adults or $25 for youth and seniors.
For those wishing to purchase single-game admission for Spry Stadium, advance purchases are highly encouraged. Single game chairback seats are available for only $20, while bleacher admission is $10 and general admission seating on Walt Chyzowich Alumni Hill is $5.
The quickest and most efficient way to order tickets and take advantage of these new seating experiences is to visit GoDeacs.com/Tickets and purchase online or call the Wake Forest Ticket Office at 336-758-3322 ext. 1. Office hours are Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Complete ticket information for the season can be found here.
LAST TIME OUT
Wake Forest extended its win streak to six and set a program record for most consecutive shutouts, taking a 2-0 victory at App State.
The Deacs have yet to concede a goal this season as they hold a six-game shutout streak, during which they have remained unbeaten. Dating back to last season, Wake Forest has gone 565 minutes without conceding a goal. It is the longest shutout streak in program history.
Malaika Meena initiated the scoring in the 9th minute as she received a perfect ball from Sofia Rossi who played it into the box. Meena capitalized by getting her foot on the ball for the early goal.
Up 1-0, Rossi collected her second assist of the night after she flicked a ball into the box. Senior Shayla Smart dished a pass that narrowly slid past the App State keeper and right into the foot of Menta. The graduate student punched it in to put the Deacs up 2-0 at the half.
In the second half, the Deacs defense only allowed three shots off as the offense fired 28 shots, placing 22 on goal. The Deacs earned 11 corners in the bottom half of the match, combining for 16 total.
The Deacs have outscored their opponents, 16-0.
SMART HOT START
Shayla Smart was named the ACC Offensive Player of the Week, the league announced. Smart now has six goals on the season to tie for the conference lead and rank among the nation's best.
The senior forward from Apopka, Florida earned the award after her hat-trick performance in Wake Forest's fifth consecutive shutout victory over Loyola-Maryland on Sept. 2. It was the first hat-trick earned by a Demon Deacon since Maddie Huster scored three against Florida International in 2016.
This is the first ACC Offensive Player of the Week nod for the Demon Deacons this season, and first since Bailey Feist on October 17, 2017.
NEW YEAR, NEW TEAM
The Deacs return 20 letterwinners from last year's squad, highlighted by Ryanne Brown, Giovanna DeMarco, Sofia Rossi and ACC All-Freshman Team member Sophie Faircloth.
Wake Forest welcomes a signing class of 16 that was rated No. 37 in the country and No. 7 in the ACC by TopDrawerSoccer.com. The Deacs added 15 true freshmen and one graduate transfer - Jenna Menta from Georgetown - that look to make an immediate impact this season.
SCOUTING THE CHANTICLEERS
Thursday's meeting between the Deacs and the Chanticleers marks the first all-time regular season meeting between the two schools. The previous meetings were exhibitions.
Coastal Carolina enters their second road match with a 2-1-1 overall record on the season.
UP NEXT
The Demon Deacons continue a three-game homestand on Sunday, Sept. 12 against at 1 p.m. on ACC Network Extra before welcoming Virginia for their conference opener on Friday, Sept. 17 at 5:00 p.m. on ACCNX.
FOLLOW THE DEACS
Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | #GoDeacs
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